Where does “bramiinihaukka” come from?

bramiinihaukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish haukka, from Proto-Finnic habukka, from Proto-Germanic habukaz, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

bramiinihaukka (Finnish): Brahminy kite; red-backed sea eagle Australia, Haliastur indus large kite found in Indian subcontinent, SE Asia and Australia

Definitions

  1. Brahminy kite; red-backed sea eagle Australia, Haliastur indus large kite found in Indian subcontinent, SE Asia and Australia

Ancestry of “bramiinihaukka”, step by step

bramiinihaukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaukkahawk; bite
2Proto-Finnichabukkahawk, falcon
3Proto-Germanichabukazhawk
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Finnish bramiini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbramiini—
2EnglishBrahminAlternative spelling of brahmin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habukaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic habukka →